Moderna says people who received its Covid vax last year...
Sept 18, 2021 21:22:50 GMT -5
Post by Shoshanna on Sept 18, 2021 21:22:50 GMT -5
Moderna says people who received its Covid vaccine last year are nearly TWICE as likely to get a breakthrough infection compared to those who got the shot recently
New data from Moderna found 88 breakthrough cases of COVID-19 of those fully vaccinated between December 2020 and March 2021
Comparatively, there 162 breakthrough cases among those vaccinated between July 2020 and December 2020 during clinical trials
Moderna says these data suggest fully vaccinated people should receive booster shots six to eight months after their final dose
Early data showed a third dose increased neutralizing antibody levels increased by as much as 15-fold after one month
By MARY KEKATOS ACTING U.S. HEALTH EDITOR FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 16:58 EDT, 15 September 2021 | UPDATED: 18:41 EDT, 15 September 2021
Moderna Inc says people who received its COVID-19 vaccine last year are nearly twice as likely to get a breakthrough infection compared to those recently vaccinated.
Breakthrough cases occur when people contract the disease 14 days or more after receiving their final dose of the shot.
New data published on Wednesday found 88 breakthrough cases of COVID-19 among Americans vaccinated from December 2020 to March 2021.
Comparatively, there were 162 cases - 1.8 times as many - among those vaccinated between July 2020 and December 2020.
The Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company also reported 13 severe cases among the early vaccination group compared to six in the later group.
What's more, there were three Covid hospitalizations and two deaths in the group vaccinated last year compared to no hospitalizations or deaths in the group vaccinated in winter 2020 and spring 2021.
Moderna says the data provide evidence for giving booster doses to fully vaccinated people.
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